Exceptional Electric Reliability at the Rochester Technology Park

Utilities at Rochester Technology Park

Rochester Technology Park is served by its wholly owned utility company located on site in Bldg. 51 that provides steam, chilled water, and compressed air services via underground tunnel to twelve industrial manufacturing buildings. Rochester Gas and Electric, the public utility, provides the electric service. Power is distributed at 13,200 volts to the high voltage loadcenters and is further distributed at 480 and 120 volts.

The steam system has a capacity of 365,000 lbs/hr via five watertube steam boilers and is distributed at 215 and 15 psig pressure levels. The boilers have dual fuel capability and are fired with natural gas or #6 fuel oil, which ever is the most economical. The diked #6 oil tank capacity is 190,000 gallons.

The chilled water system has a total capacity of 16,500 tons and is distributed at 44 degrees F to the HVAC and manufacturing customers. The system is comprised of three steam driven centrifugal chillers, three steam driven absorption chillers, and four electric driven centrifugal chillers.

The compressed air system has a total capacity of 16,250 scfm and is distributed at the 90-psig-pressure level to HVAC and manufacturing customers. The compressed air system is comprised of six reciprocating Ingersoll-Rand compressors ranging from 1,750 to 3,000 scfm each.

Rochester Technology Park Underground Utility Connections

Natural Gas is carried to Building 51 by a 6-inch underground line that draws from an 8-inch Rochester Gas and Electric main on Elmgrove Road.

Domestic water is brought onto the campus at three locations. The first location is from a 12-inch Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) main on Elmgrove Road through a 16-inch underground line to Building 51. The other two underground lines both originate at the MCWA main on North Road. One 16-inch underground line connects to the Building 3 pump room and a 12-inch underground line connects to the Building 9 pump room.

There are two sanitary sewer outlets from the Rochester Technology Park Campus. The first is a 6-inch underground line from Building 51 to an 8-inch Monroe County Sewer Authority (MCSA) main on Elmgrove Road. The second, an 18-inch underground line from the site, through the metering pit and into the MCSA main at Manitou Road.

There are two storm sewer outlets from the Rochester Technology Park Campus. The first is a 12-inch underground line from the retention basin to a 48-inch main at Elmgrove Road. The second is an 8-inch underground line from the detention area to a 24-inch storm main at Manitou Road.

Additional information about Utilities at Rochester Technology Park is available from Peter Chapman. Peter can be contacted at 585-295-1250 x114 or at pchapman@rochestertechpark.com.